Assessments - A Mandatory BI/DW Pit Stop

In the current competitive business environment, a successful data warehousing organization may well be the successful business enterprises of the future. A reflection on the millions of dollars spent on Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing (BI/DW) solutions by individual organizations, that has yielded less than expected ROI and the burgeoning TCO for these organizations to maintain those solutions is enough to make people focus on what needs to be done better. Even in a traditional factory setup, there is a practice of reviewing the health of the equipment by monitoring critical parameters like vibration, noise-level, wear and tear limits etc., as well as a rigorously adhered to preventive maintenance schedule.